How China made electric vehicles mainstream
From BBC 13 hours ago ShareSave Annabelle Liang & Nick Marsh Business reporter & Transport correspondent Reporting fromGuangzhou ShareSave AFP “I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor,” says…
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King’s Midwinter message to Antarctic researchers
From BBC 1 hour ago ShareSave Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent ShareSave BBC King Charles has recorded a warm personal message to researchers in Antarctica celebrating a frozen Midwinter’s Day, with…
A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it
People in affluent countries around the world are willing to tax themselves to address climate change and ease poverty. That idea defies conventional political wisdom, which typically holds that people…
Plastic bag bans and fees curb US shoreline litter, study suggests
From BBC 4 hours ago ShareSave Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter ShareSave EPA Banning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a…
What are the risks of bombing Iran’s nuclear sites?
From BBC 12 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Victoria Gill BBC News Science Team ShareSave Getty Images / Maxar Technologies. The IAEA has described the attacks on…
Huge Roman ‘jigsaw’ reveals 2,000-year-old wall paintings
From BBC 16 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca MorelleAlison Francis Senior science journalist ShareSave Archaeologists have pieced together thousands of fragments of 2,000-year-old wall plaster to reveal remarkable frescoes that decorated…
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The approval of a coal mine expansion in Western Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands has residents worried. Also, more than 100 mine researchers and engineers at a federal office in Allegheny County…
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn
From BBC 22 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave EPA The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as…
In Georgia, a runoff looms for Democrats after primary results for public utility commission seat
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. The Democratic primary for the seat representing part of metro Atlanta on the Georgia Public…
Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
From BBC 19 hours ago ShareSave Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave Getty Images The UK could see a boom in endangered sharks, rays and native oysters as species…